Colorado’s been stuck in the same cycle — sprawl, skyrocketing housing costs, and half-measures that don’t stick. Now, space is running out, and the state is running out of time to fix it.
The picturesque red barn stands in contrast to the Flatirons and snowy peaks in the backdrop. Blocked by a major road to the north, fields spread out towards housing developments. Happy dogs run while barking, chickens cluck, and two sweet…
We’re over three months into the Trump administration’s second 4-year term, and the Colorado legislature has roughly a month left in their 2025 legislative session.The Trump administration’s bloodlust for dinosaur juice is no secret, but neither is the fact that…
Living in Colorado is hard. It’s not just the 8-foot snow drifts in the driveway. It’s the sheer cost of housing. Average housing costs range from $1,282 to $2,309 per month across the state, which is a contributing factor to…
In Nevada’s monstrous Lake Mead Reservoir, the term “dead pool” has a dual meaning. For hydrologists, dead pool represents a catastrophically low water level in a reservoir below which the water can no longer pass through the outlet works of…
It has been over two years since the Marshall Fire swept through the grasslands of Boulder County. The most destructive fire in Colorado history in terms of buildings destroyed, the fire took the lives of two and created irreparable damage…
Ean Tafoya recalled riding the bus with his mom when he was younger. “I was public transit-dependent, and I used to ride the bus until I was like 16,” he shared. He recalled positive memories and pride in taking the…
Fighting the machine Nick Saia lives in Colorado now, but he grew up on the salt marshes and estuaries of the Mississippi. He recalled swamp fishing, rabbit hunting, and boating out by the shack he and his father frequented. His…